A quickly developing area of New Orleans is getting some new additions. In Mid-City, construction is in full swing at 500 N. Carrollton Ave. A CVS Pharmacy opened there this year and more big-box stores are on the way.

"My husband and I have been living here since August 2014," said Leeandra Nolting.

When they moved to Toulouse Street, the Mid-City Home Depot had sat vacant for nearly a year, after closing in late 2013.

"We gave directions to our house as next to the abandoned Home Depot," she said.

Now they have a new landmark, with the CVS that opened at the corner of North Carrollton and Toulouse on March 6.

"We really like having the CVS there. We have an 8-month-old kid, so that makes it really nice having everything right in walking distance," Nolting said.

The store sits across the street from the $40 million Mid-City Market, which opened in 2013 and houses a Winn-Dixie, Five Guys, Felipe's and other national retailers.

Connecticut-based developer First Hartford Realty Corp. said other businesses coming to their Mid-City shopping center are PETCO, Marshalls, Wing Stop, T-Mobile and Supercuts.

"Anything is better than an abandoned big box store right across from your house," Nolting said.

More retailers will also mean more traffic in the area, which residents and business owners say could be good and bad for their neighborhood.

"I'm a little worried about how the traffic is going to be, and they need to put more signs up on the street saying it's a one way because we get people barreling through the wrong way on this street all the time," Nolting said. "But we're looking forward to these being opened and not having a construction site right in our front yard."

Dr. Will Hudson owns Regenisis Medical Spa across the street from the development. He said, "This is a vibrant area that's coming up. It's good for my business too. The more traffic or the more development that's here, it only brings more interest and more people in."

The developer expects to complete construction in late summer and retailers should be opening in the fall.